# Pankaj

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #66,915

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Sanskrit common in India.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit पङ्कज (paṅkaja, “lotus”, literally “mud-born”), from पङ्क (paṅka, “mud”) + ज (ja, “born”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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